The roadmap is divided into 6 “Horizons” that represent different phases of product development, ranging from ideation/concept creation to market launch and distribution. The vertical axis indicates the Technology Readiness Level that the progression achieves as it steps thru the different milestones.
Here is a sequential overview of the key milestones in each horizon of the Smart Helmet roadmap:
Horizon A (Q3-Q4 2022, TRL Levels 1-3) – Ideation & Concept Creation:
- Born, Not Build – Ideating on 3D printing @ mHUB
- D3AMP Course at MxD and Drexel
- Head form Topology for different shapes
- AMx Course at Richard Daley MTEC center conducted by 3Degrees
Horizon B (Q1 2023 – Q1 2024, TRL Levels 4-5) – Design & Prototyping:
- Helmet Foldability Design Intent
- Vanguard Wellbeing Proposal to the DoD
- Remote Manufacturing Proposal to the DoD
- PDM Milestone I – Prototype Variants
- Different Size Prototypes Printed (MHolland)
- Sensor Embedding (Arduino Pro Nicla family)
- Podcast with Arduino
- PDM Milestone II – Production Intent
- Head form Scanning (Point Cloud Generation with Wurth)
- Kevlar Military Helmet Printed (Wurth, Markforged)
- PDM Milestone III – Finalized Design
- SLS Helmet Printed (Uptive Manufacturing)
- Android WebBLE Interface (Arduino)
Horizon C (Q2-Q4 2024, TRL Levels 5-6) – Manufacturing Setup & Tooling:
- PDM Milestone IV – Manufacturing Release
- Design Simulation (Fastway Engineering, Ansys)
- Harness Design
- Foam/Lattice Structure Inserts (Uptive Manufacturing, EOS, FormLabs)
- Component BOM Creation
- Smart Monitoring Data Engineering (Arduino, IEC)
- Test FMEA Suite (Twinmo)
Horizon D – Pilot Production and Testing:
- Podcast with Arduino
- SLS Helmet printed (UPTIVE Manufacturing)
- Different Size Prototypes Printed (MHolland)
Horizon E – Certification & Compliance:
- Kevlar Military Helmet printed (Wurth, Markforged)
- Test FMEA Suite
Horizon F – Market Launch & Distribution:
- Component BOM Creation
- Design Simulation
- Marketing Collaterals and Packaging
- Sales, Distribution and Inventory Logistics
- Marketing Syndication
- Certification Application
- Distributed Manufacturing Demand & Supply Management
This roadmap indicates Numorpho’s phased approach to developing their Smart Helmet product, starting with ideation and prototyping, then moving into manufacturing, certification, and ultimately market launch and distribution. The smart features being integrated include Arduino-based electronics, sensor embedding, mobile app integration, and data engineering capabilities.
Product Data Management
- PROJECT ARMADILLO (basis for the WEL – HDH and URB variants)
- PROJECT COBRA (basis for the CDP – IND, MIL)
- PROJECT HAMMERHEAD (basis for the SAF – CON, FIR variants)
- PROJECT TEARDROP (basis for the BIC variant)
NITIN UCHIL Founder, CEO & Technical Evangelist
nitin.uchil@numorpho.com